In the Disneyland original, as well as Phantom Manor, the Stretching Room is actually a cleverly disguised elevator designed to take guests down so they can pass through a corridor that takes them to a separate show building.
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The stretching room is actually an elevator without a ceiling that drops guests to an underground floor and takes them in a building outside of the park only to return them… The ceiling is covered with an opaque fabric called scrim.
The question you may be asking yourself, did the ceiling go up or did we go down? The answer to that questions lies with what Haunted Mansion you are in. If you are in the Disneyland version of the Haunted Mansion, your room went down and if you were in the Walt Disney World version, the ceiling went up.
Disneyland's stretching room is an elaborate octagonal elevator cab that descends very slowly over two stories. The hanging scene at the end features a loud thunderclap, which coincidentally masks the stopping of the elevator!
When you enter the mansion, you'll be taken into the stretching room for a brief introduction/preshow by the Ghost Host. The Disneyland version employs an elevator to create the effect that the room stretches; in Disney World, the ceiling goes up instead.
Haunted Mansion Quick FactsDescription: Haunted Mansion is a dark-ride using Disney's Omnimover system. As you board your Doom Buggy, your ghost host guides you through the spooky manor.
Visitors at Tennessee's McKamey Manor pay to be bound and tortured for up to eight hours in what is the most extreme haunted house experience in America.
It's a commonly known fact that when both Haunted Mansion and Tower of Terror aren't busy, they post a wait time of 13 minutes. This is a bit of a joke and also tells guests that the ride is a walk-on and that there is actually no wait.
The Haunted Mansion is dark and contains some mildly frightening scenes, but there is no gore. The ghostly residents are friendly and the ride is slow-moving.
You can, in fact, ride the Haunted Mansion attraction and skip the stretching room. Simply ask the Haunted Mansion Cast Member as you enter the Mansion if you can use the bypass, and they will guide you through.
Skipping the Haunted Mansion Stretching Room pre-show PLUS skipping the actual ride if you change your mind (for anyone) If you get to the pre-show and decide you don't want to go through with it, you can exit before it begins. Just let a cast member know and they'll escort you out through a special exit.
Pass by the big paddle-wheel river boat and Haunted Mansion will be on the left. As with Pirates of the Caribbean, Haunted Mansion is a perfectly fine Disney World ride for babies and toddlers RIDE WISE.
Haunted Mansion can be scary for some toddlers and kids regarding minor jump scares. This doesn't happen until the end of the ride and nothing gets close to your face or your ride vehicle.
We have 999 happy haunts here, but there's room for a thousand. Any volunteers? The Happy Haunts are the nine-hundred and ninety-nine spirits haunting the Haunted Mansion.